Corsair CMPSU-520HXEU 520W or OCZ ModXStream 500W
Gainward GTX260 896MB 448bit PCI-E DDR3 Golden Sample 55nm or PowerColor HD4870 512MB GDDR5
I'm running on 1280x1024.
Now the questions:
Is there any sense to change my CPU? I think about E8400, but doesn't the 3.2Ghz will be enough for me?
And what do you think about these parts? Is it good? And what shall I chose: OCZ or Corsair, Nvidia or Ati, or something else?
Sorry for my english and thanks in advance,
Patrick.
I don't see a reason to upgrade your CPU. At 3.2 GHz, it is powerful enough to power your GPU & system. Granted, the E8400 is a better CPU & should allow you to OC to 3.6 but isn't worth it.
You'll a lot more benefit from the video card upgrade.
Not so much for the CPU upgrade. I agree with Techmo - keep your 3.2Ghz C2D and upgrade the video card.
Can you get the Corsair 650TX or Corsair 550VX?
WR2 I heard that the VX models of Corsair aren't especially good. Do I need 650W PSU? And, what do you think about Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X 1024MB GDDR5?
Message edited by pewu on 09-13-2009 at 12:31:40 AM
JonnyGuru review of 550VX It actually got a higher rating than the 520HX GTX 275 or HD 4890 - close enough not to really matter. Since you have a CF MB it makes sense to go with 4890. As long as you get a decent price the Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X is a good choice.
You'll probably save enough going with the Corsair 550VX over the 520HX to pay for the 4890 upgrade over the 4870.
The CPU upgrade might have got you a few extra FPS but they'd have been VERY expensive extra FPS considering the cost of the upgrade.